The Bronze Altar (Exodus 27:1–8)
1 DBY And he made the altar of burnt-offering of acacia-wood; five cubits the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof, square, and three cubits the height thereof. BSB BSB: Bezalel constructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.
2 DBY And he made its horns on the four corners thereof; its horns were of itself; and he overlaid it with copper. BSB BSB: He made a horn at each of its four corners, so that the horns and altar were of one piece, and he overlaid the altar with bronze.
3 DBY And he made all the utensils of the altar: the pots, and the shovels, and the bowls, the forks, and the firepans; all its utensils made he of copper. BSB BSB: He made all the altar’s utensils of bronze—its pots, shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks, and firepans.
4 DBY And he made for the altar a grating of network of copper under its ledge from beneath, to the very middle of it. BSB BSB: He made a grate of bronze mesh for the altar under its ledge, halfway up from the bottom.
5 DBY And he cast four rings for the four corners of the grating of copper, as receptacles for the staves. BSB BSB: At the four corners of the bronze grate he cast four rings as holders for the poles.
6 DBY And he made the staves of acacia-wood, and overlaid them with copper. BSB BSB: And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze.
7 DBY And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it. Hollow with boards did he make it. BSB BSB: Then he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar for carrying it. He made the altar with boards so that it was hollow.
The Bronze Basin (Exodus 30:17–21)
8 DBY And he made the laver of copper, and its stand of copper, of the mirrors of the crowds of women who crowded before the entrance of the tent of meeting. BSB BSB: Next he made the bronze basin and its stand from the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
The Courtyard (Exodus 27:9–19)
9 DBY And he made the court. On the south side southward, the hangings of the court were of twined byssus, a hundred cubits; BSB BSB: Then he constructed the courtyard. The south side of the courtyard was a hundred cubits long and had curtains of finely spun linen,
10 DBY their pillars twenty, and their bases twenty, of copper; the hooks of the pillars and their connecting-rods of silver. BSB BSB: with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts.
11 DBY And on the north side, a hundred cubits; their pillars twenty, and their bases twenty, of copper; the hooks of the pillars and their connecting-rods of silver. BSB BSB: The north side was also a hundred cubits long, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases. The hooks and bands of the posts were silver.
12 DBY And on the west side, hangings of fifty cubits; their pillars ten, and their bases ten; the hooks of the pillars and their connecting-rods of silver. BSB BSB: The west side was fifty cubits long and had curtains, with ten posts and ten bases. The hooks and bands of the posts were silver.
13 DBY And for the east side, eastward, fifty cubits; BSB BSB: And the east side, toward the sunrise, was also fifty cubits long.
14 DBY the hangings on the one wing of fifteen cubits, their pillars three, and their bases three; BSB BSB: The curtains on one side of the entrance were fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases.
15 DBY and on the other wing, on this side as on that side of the gate of the court, hangings of fifteen cubits, their pillars three, and their bases three. BSB BSB: And the curtains on the other side were also fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases as well.
16 DBY All the hangings of the court round about were of twined byssus; BSB BSB: All the curtains around the courtyard were made of finely spun linen.
17 DBY and the bases of the pillars of copper, the hooks of the pillars and their connecting-rods of silver, and the overlaying of their capitals of silver; and all the pillars of the court were fastened together with rods of silver. BSB BSB: The bases for the posts were bronze, the hooks and bands were silver, and the plating for the tops of the posts was silver. So all the posts of the courtyard were banded with silver.
18 DBY — And the curtain of the gate of the court was of embroidery of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined byssus; and the length was twenty cubits, and the height like the breadth, five cubits, just as the hangings of the court; BSB BSB: The curtain for the entrance to the courtyard was embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. It was twenty cubits long and, like the curtains of the courtyard, five cubits high,
19 DBY and their pillars four, and their bases four, of copper; their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their capitals and their connecting-rods of silver. BSB BSB: with four posts and four bronze bases. Their hooks were silver, as well as the bands and the plating of their tops.
20 DBY And all the pegs for the tabernacle and for the court round about were of copper. BSB BSB: All the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the surrounding courtyard were bronze.
An Inventory of Materials (Ezra 2:68–70; Nehemiah 7:70–73)
21 DBY These are the things numbered of the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the testimony, which were counted, according to the commandment of Moses, by the service of the Levites, under the hand of Ithamar, son of Aaron the priest. BSB BSB: This is the inventory for the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the Testimony, as recorded at Moses’ command by the Levites under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
22 DBY And Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that Jehovah had commanded Moses; BSB BSB: Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything that the LORD had commanded Moses.
23 DBY and with him Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver and artificer, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and in byssus. BSB BSB: With him was Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, designer, and embroiderer in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen.
24 DBY All the gold that it took for the work in all the work of the sanctuary — the gold of the wave-offering, was twenty-nine talents, and seven hundred and thirty shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary. BSB BSB: All the gold from the wave offering used for the work on the sanctuary totaled 29 talents and 730 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.
25 DBY And the silver of them that were numbered of the assembly was a hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary: BSB BSB: The silver from those numbered among the congregation totaled 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel—
26 DBY a bekah the head — half a shekel, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that passed the numbering from twenty years old and upward, of the six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty. BSB BSB: a beka per person, that is, half a shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, from everyone twenty years of age or older who had crossed over to be numbered, a total of 603,550 men.
27 DBY And there were a hundred talents of silver for casting the bases of the sanctuary, and the bases of the veil; a hundred bases of a hundred talents, a talent for a base. BSB BSB: The hundred talents of silver were used to cast the bases of the sanctuary and the bases of the veil—100 bases from the 100 talents, one talent per base.
28 DBY And of the thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels he made the hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their capitals, and fastened them with rods . BSB BSB: With the 1,775 shekels of silver he made the hooks for the posts, overlaid their tops, and supplied bands for them.
29 DBY And the copper of the wave-offering was seventy talents, and two thousand four hundred shekels. BSB BSB: The bronze from the wave offering totaled 70 talents and 2,400 shekels.
30 DBY And he made with it the bases for the entrance of the tent of meeting, and the copper altar, and the copper grating for it, and all the utensils of the altar. BSB BSB: He used it to make the bases for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the bronze altar and its bronze grating, all the utensils for the altar,
31 DBY And the bases of the court round about, and the bases of the gate of the court, and all the pegs of the tabernacle, and all the pegs of the court round about. BSB BSB: the bases for the surrounding courtyard and its gate, and all the tent pegs for the tabernacle and its surrounding courtyard.